Archive: 23/10/2015

Operative vaginal delivery remains appropriate

(HealthDay)—Operative vaginal delivery remains an important component of modern labor management, but obstetric care providers need to be familiar with the proper use of the instruments and the risks involved, according ...

Oct 23, 2015

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Intensive lifestyle intervention improves GI symptoms in T2DM

(HealthDay)—An intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI) can reduce gastrointestinal symptoms among overweight and obese adults with type 2 diabetes, according to research published in the October issue of Clinical Diabetes.

Oct 23, 2015

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Patients' reasons for returning to ER differ from predicted

(HealthDay)—Patients' reasons for returning to the emergency department after discharge from an internal medicine unit include being discharged too soon and feeling weak, and these reasons differ from those predicted by ...

Oct 23, 2015

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Neuromuscular stimulation doesn't aid dysphagia patients

(HealthDay)—Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) does not add benefit to traditional swallow exercises for patients experiencing dysphagia after treatment for head and neck cancer, according to a study published ...

Oct 23, 2015

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Yoga intervention ups sleep quality for staff nurses

(HealthDay)—For staff nurses, a regular yoga intervention can improve sleep quality and reduce work stress, according to a study published online Oct. 19 in the Journal of Clinical Nursing.

Oct 23, 2015

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Resistance training may cut white matter lesion progression

(HealthDay)—For older community-dwelling women, engaging in progressive resistance training (RT) seems to reduce white matter lesion (WML) progression, according to a study published in the October issue of the Journal ...

Oct 23, 2015

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New drug approved for soft-tissue cancer

(HealthDay)—The chemotherapy drug Yondelis (trabectedin) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat certain soft-tissue sarcomas (STS) that have spread or can't be treated by surgery.

Oct 23, 2015

Blocking enzymes in hair follicles promotes hair growth

Inhibiting a family of enzymes inside hair follicles that are suspended in a resting state restores hair growth, a new study from researchers at Columbia University Medical Center has found. The research was published today ...

Oct 23, 2015

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Shift in vaccine use needed to eradicate polio: WHO experts

A World Health Organization expert panel called Friday for a shift in the kinds of vaccines used to fight polio, insisting full eradication of the crippling disease is within reach.

Oct 23, 2015

Depression too often reduced to a checklist of symptoms

How can you tell if someone is depressed? The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) - the 'bible' of psychiatry - diagnoses depression when patients tick off a certain number of symptoms on the DSM checklist. ...

Oct 23, 2015

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